The Lash (Warner Bros.) (1930)

Make Your Lobby Just As Attractive As The © Show. Colorful Lobby Suggestions On Page3 > Cut No.20 Cut 20c Mat 5C Played as : only Dick can play it! Our Dick narole that was ““made”’ for him —and you. Feared by men—endeared by women. The most glorious adyenture romance that ever ..made you say “‘it’s his greatest.” ‘with MARY ASTOR, MARIAN W NIXON, FRED KOHLER, JAMES RENNIE A FIRST NATIONAL: & VITAPHONE HIT -110 Lines Actors Ride To Studio By Horse and Buggy (Advance Reader) Fifteen actors arrived daily at First National studios, for one week, by horse and buggy and the arrival was not a “gag.” They were actors in “The Lash,’ Richard Barthelmess starring story of Spanish days of California, but the. horses and buggies’ were probably more important than the. actors. The story is laid in 1850. For this it was necessary to have a number of old time gigs, surreys, carriages, and other horse drawn vehicles of the period. The property depart ment long ago found that it was very expensive to attempt to make such vehicles. However there are many old timers still lying about on Cali fornia farms and ranches. These were located and a list made. When the call for fifteen such rigs was made, the property department went out and engaged the various farmers and ranchers who own such antiquated carryalls to take part in the picture, renting their rigs and their nags at the same time. Because there is no stable on the First National property where the horses may be kept at night, the owners drove them to and from work, and. made a curious sight as they elattered out between the _ great stages, while trucks and streams of motor cars pass them by. -“The Lash” comes to the ........ Theatre next Mary Astor plays opposite Barthelmess while important parts are played by Marian Nixon, James Rennie and others. James Rennie Plays Important Role In “The Lash” (Current Reader) The virile Captain Howard of the Rangers in “The Lash,” is played by James Rennie in the First NationalVitaphone version of the novel by Mr. and Mrs.. Bartlett which stars Richard Barthelmegs and.is currently at the Theatre. Captain Howard will be remembered by the many thousands of readers of this best-seller as a hero second only to Don Delfino which Barthelmess will enact. Rennie was chosen to play this role because of his especial aptitude for typical American types of the wide open spaces. James Rennie is the husband of Dorothy Gish and himself is considered one of the finest actors on Broadway. . Miss Gish was Barthelmess’ leading lady in such produetions as “The Bright Shawl,” “The Beautiful City” and others. The cast of “The Lash” Nixon, who plays Anita, Fred Kohler as the dastardly villain, Arthur Stone, Mathilde Comont and Robert Edeson. Frank Lloyd directed it from the screen adaptation by Bradley King. Barthelmess Chummy With Mountain Lions El Puma in “Lash” (Advance News) A silver-handled six-shooter has transformed Richard Barthelmess into El Puma, fearless Spanish bandit. i since “Scarlet Days,” an early ae production, has” the mee “Nat ne aa tg the one ia ae ee Lanier and Virginia Bartlett. He derives his nickname from his ‘pet puma, a species of mountain lion. “The Lash,” comes to the TheaTO NORGE Vee In addition to the pistol, Barthelmess wears an outfit. of black leather trimmed with silver braid. He also rides an ebony black horse. “The Lash” was directed by Frank Lloyd. It is a historical romance of early California. Most of the picture was done outdoors on locations actually described in the _ novel, much of which is laid near Los Angeles. An exceptional cast supports Barthelmess headed by Mary Astor, Marian Nixon, Robert Edeson, James Rennie, Fred Kohler, Arthur Stone, Erville Alderson and Mathilde Comont. numbers | § such brilliant screen names as Marian | § Cut No. 2 Cut 60c Mat t5c MARY ASTOR MARIAN NIXON FRED KOHLER JAMES RENNIE The The flying hero of “Dawn Patrol’’ is now the fighting hero of “The Lash”! ee ha aa OO RICHARD BARTHELMESS in his most colorful role LASH He hated as he loved — with all the strength of body and soul. And he risked love to atomguee revenge! a Follow lin 6n Aa ——— oe ef of hate — to his thrilling reward of romance! A FIRST NATIONAL & VITAPHONE HIT Cut No. 2 Cut 60c Mat rs5c 345 Lines BARTHELMESS COMES Manager Theatre announces next, as the opening date for “The Lash,” latest First National starring vehicle for Richard Barthelmess. The popular star is said to do the finest work of his career as Don Francisco Delfino, lover and avenger. Frank Lloyd again directs Barthelmess. A Word'! About First National’s Accessories More care and study goes into the creation of First National’s acces sories than any other accessories in the motion picture industry. Every angle of appeal is considered. Every type and class of audience is taken into consideration. commercial artists They are manufactured by the Con, The best paint them. tinental Litho Co., who earned the highest honors at the Advertising Council’s exhibition at Chicago in October 1930. USE MORE ACCESSORIES Balehslincss Expert At Stampeding Cattle Monte, Famous Old Card Game Noted Gambler Hired To Teach Star of “The Lash” Fine Points Of Game (Advance Reader) Richard Barthelmess has become an expert at monte, a famous card game of the old West. This proficiency at the gambling game is due to the requirements of “The Lash,” his eurrent First National-Vitaphone starring vehicle, coming to the .....__... EDGACT OM ON eee ed eS In “The Lash” Barthelmess is required to play monte in the setting of the El Tigre Saloon, where some of the most dramatic incidents take place. First National secured the services of Tony Merlo to deal the cards and teach the star how to play. Merlo was born in Yuma, “Arizona, and was at one time considered the youngest gambler in the state, starting his career at the age of seventeen. Merlo is adept at dealing both monte and faro. Monte is an old Mexican game played with forty cards. They are not designed like the regular playing ecards, the figures on them representing arrows, swords and clubs. Frank Lloyd directed “The Lash,” |@ historical romance of early Cali fornia. Mary Astor plays the feminine lead, while Marian Nixon enacts the role of Barthelmess’ sister. The story is based on the popular novel by Lanier and Virginia Bartlett. Wreck Movie Town Making “The Lash” Fireworks Used in Starting Cattle Upon Wild Rush Through Small Town (Current Reader) There isn’t such a thing as a synthetic cattle stampede, even inthe movies. When several thousand longhorn, bald-faced Texan steers were stampeded through the streets. of a village as part of a sequence in “The Lash,” Richayd Barthelmess’ latest picture—now at the .............. Theatre — it took fourteen cowboys the rest of the day to collect them from the hills of the Malibu. Rancho, the locale of this First National production. Director Frank Lloyd had arranged his scenes so that the cattle would not be needed again after the stampede. Neither was the town through which they charged. Both provisions were wise ones. The steers remained miles away, and: the town, built to order of somewhat flimsy materials, was ‘almost -completely demolished. Fireworks were used to stampede the cattle, which thundered along past cameras safely |perched on _ towers built atop steel posts. The noise of the stampede was recorded in microphones strung from overhead wires. Mary Astor, Marian Nixon, James Rennie, Arthur Stone and other favorites. support Barthelmess in this story of wees Early ; Cie days. Page ’ ‘irteen